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25 August 2014 - Seeking to assist in repairing roads in and to Warrap State, UNMISS Chinese Engineers recently completed repairs on an eight-kilometre road that leads to the only murram quarry in the state.
25 August 2014 - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon had taken note of today’s signing of an implementation matrix for the 23 January 2014 Cessation of Hostilities Agreement, his spokesperson said in New York today.
Juba, 25 August 2014 – The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) condemns the detention of a team of six Inter-governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) ceasefire monitors and three aircrew in Buoth (35 km South West of Bentiu in Unity State) on Saturday, 23 August 2014 by forces allied to Sudan
25 August 2014 - Thousands of internally displaced people (IDPs) continue to live in dire conditions at the UNMISS base in the Unity State capital Bentiu because of a persistent security threat outside, UN Humanitarian Coordinator Toby Lanzer said yesterday.
Life as an internally displaced person (IDP) can be tough. But Marina Nyan, who is seeking shelter at an UNMISS base in Juba, is happy simply to be alive. For that she thanks UNMISS.
22 August 2014 - Some 43 South Sudanese youth today completed a two-weeks training course in Juba, aimed at empowering them with skills to develop and promote locally relevant mobile applications.
21 August 2014 - Recent rape cases that resulted in the deaths of a pregnant woman and an 11-year old girl highlight the need to step up the fight against gender-based violence, participants at a forum in the Warrap State capital Kuajok said today.
20 August 2014 - UNMISS today completed a four-day human rights training for women and youth in Tambura County, Western Equatoria State.
19 August 2014 - Ethiopia has surpassed Kenya in hosting the most refugees in Africa, sheltering 629,000 refugees as of the end of July, the UN refugee agency announced today.
Juba, 19 August 2014 - At approximately 9:45 am on Monday the 18th August, sustained gunfire, lasting for 30 minutes, was heard around the UNMISS compound in Bentiu, Unity State. The source of the firing was nearby Rubkona Airstrip, where SPLA soldiers are stationed.